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Mother Keeps Watch On Homeless Son From San Francisco Church Where She Works

"It's just been difficult for me to know what to do as a person who has a homeless child. What do you do? How far do you go to help?"

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August 4, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO -- Deborah Dodson, a mother of five, lives a block away from Emmanuel Church of God in Christ on Hayes Street north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park panhandle.

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She says seeing nearby homeless encampments hits close to home for her.

"It's just been difficult for me to know what to do as a person who has a homeless child. What do you do? How far do you go to help?" Dodson said.

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